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About Potka Village

Potka is a small village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 242 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 242
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Potka compares

By the 2011 count Potka is the 73rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Potka

The census records public bus service for Potka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potka from other places

Potka lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Potka
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 7.2 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 21 km

Villages closest to Potka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharsawan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Potka

As per the Census of India 2011, Potka village had a population of 476. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Potka village has 242 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potka has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Potka is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potka covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potka falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Potka is Mahali Marup, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Potka.

Potka is about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potka is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 3.0 km away. Kharsawan is about 7.2 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayasai (under 2 km), Asura (under 2 km) and Burudih (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Potka today is likely to be higher.

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